battle, early modern

Battle of Bhaktapur

Name: Battle of Bhaktapur
Location: Bhaktapur, Nepal

Battle of Bhaktapur was a battle fought in 1769 at Bhaktapur, in what is now Nepal. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bhaktapur. The recorded result: Gorkhali victory. Recorded strength: 3,000–8,000 against 20,000.

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Fought1769

WhereBhaktapur, Nepal27.672N, 85.428E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeGorkhali victory

BelligerentsKingdom of BhaktapuragainstKingdom of Gorkha

Casualties and losses2,001 killed; 501 houses set on fireand400

Record

Date	1769 (year precision)
Place	Bhaktapur, Nepal 27.672N, 85.428E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	3,000–8,000	20,000
Casualties and losses	2,001 killed; 501 houses set on fire	400
Commanders	Ranajit Malla Jayaprakash Malla Chautara Bhagiram Pradhananga Abadhutish Malla	Prithvi Narayan Shah Vamsharaj Pande Surapratap Shah Swarup Singh Karki

Placed at Bhaktapur; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kathmandu 1768, 7.8 km NW
Battle of Jit Gadhi 1814, 194 km W
Battle of Ghaghra 1529, 217 km S
Siege of Arrah 1857, 247 km S
Battle of Buxar 1764, 275 km SW

Elsewhere in 1769

Battle of Bhaktapur is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 5 in present-day Nepal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870475, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Bhaktapur, revision 1370434177, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.